Monday, March 12, 2012

Funny How This Looks So Entertaining

“This band better be good.”

At the risk of someone breaking a wine bottle over my head, I must confess that pretty much the only thing I know about GoodFellas is the “funny how?” scene made famous by actor Joe Pesci. The musicians from Androgynous Mustache are much better acquainted with the film, and the songs director Martin Scorsese used throughout it. They’ll be presenting Covering The Goodfellas Soundtrack tomorrow night (Tuesday, March 13th) at Quenchers Saloon.

Androgynous Mustache is a Chicago-based group with a rotating and expanding group of musicians. As the slogan, “Covering the music others dare not,” suggests, this isn’t a typical nostalgia or modern hits type of copy band. Androgynous Mustache brings Soundtrack Serenade to Quenchers on the second Tuesday of each month. Past shows have included The Best Of John Hughes, Anchorman, Pulp Fiction, and Dazed And Confused. They've also covered artists like Warren Zevon and Roky Erickson’s 13th Floor Elevators. Tomorrow night’s line-up for the GoodFellas soundtrack includes core members guitarist-vocalist Neal Alger, keyboards player-vocalist Mark Winkler, bassist vocalist Charlie Short, and drummer Chris Anderson.

Singer-guitarist and musical chameleon Phil Angotti, who has channeled Paul McCartney, The Bee Gees, Squeeze, and other acts in his own tribute shows, will be joining forces with Androgynous Mustache for the first time, along with additional guests, Aaron McEvers on saxophone and Ben Bell Bern on trumpet. Holly Senchak is the only female vocalist listed on the event’s Facebook page, so it looks like she’ll be covering Aretha Franklin’s “Baby I Love You,” along with “Remember (Walkin’ In The Sand)” by The Shangrilas. Senchak’s on-the-mark portrayal of Courtney Love impressed a lot of people at The Abbey Pub’s Halloween tribute weekend last year, so it will interesting to see how she handles The Queen Of Soul and one of the quintessential 60s girl groups.

The other GoodFellas soundtrack tunes likely to be covered are “Rags To Riches” by Tony Bennett, “Sincerely” by The Moonglows, “Speedo” by The Cadillacs, “Stardust” by Billy Ward & His Dominoes, “Look In My Eyes,” by The Chantels, “Life Is But A Dream” by The Harptones, “Beyond The Sea” by Bobby Darrin, “Sunshine Of Your Love” by Cream, “Mannish Boy” by Muddy Waters, and “Layla” by Derek And The Dominoes. In addition to those songs, Androgynous Mustache will perform material that was used in the movie but didn’t make it onto the soundtrack. Throughout the night, the movie GoodFellas will be shown on TV screens, and there will be prizes for answering trivia questions.

All this for just a $5 cover charge. The show starts at 9:30 PM. Quenchers is located at 2401 N. Western Avenue in Chicago.

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Broken Hearted Toy is an eclectic celebration of creativity, with over 2,000 posts since 2009.

It's based in Chicago but covers power pop, garage, cutting-edge, and 1960s rock from around the globe; along with occasional bits on art; literature; and theatre.

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Sunday Morning Coffee With Jeff was a weekly Internet show created by and starring Jeff Kelley. It mostly consisted of comedy bits and obscure 1960s garage rock set to vintage TV and film clips but also spotlighted entertainment events around Illinois.

My wife Pam and I created a handful of series (each episode was about two minutes long) that were shown on Sunday Morning Coffee With Jeff. They included Manchester Gallery (see description below); Old Days, which I hosted in the persona of a cranky old man named Fritz Willoughby; Roving Reporter, where I played the clueless title character; What's With Terry?, a performance arts program; and Hanging With The Hollies, a takeoff on Breakfast With The Beatles.

I've also worked with Kelley and Willy Deal on comedy clips, and with Kelley and David Metzger on films for the annual Nightmare on Chicago Street Halloween festival in Elgin.

I'm particularly proud of this 21-episode comedy series Pam and I created for Sunday Morning Coffee With Jeff. Each installment was a few minutes long, and featured me portraying Terrence, the curator of a pop culture museum.

I was a staff writer for this Chicago-based magazine from 1987 to 2015. The Illinois Entertainer has been covering rock music for over 40 years, and can be found in stores and entertainment venues, as well as in an online edition.

Chicago Art Machine was a web-based publishing company run by Editor-in-Chief, Kathryn Born, and Managing Editor, Robin Dluzen, that included Chicago Art Magazine, Chicago DIY Film,Chicago Performance And Trailers, and TINC. Most of my submissions appeared in Chicago DIY Film and Chicago Performance And Trailers, although I contributed to all the online Chicago Art Machine publications.

I was a writer and performer with this local comedy group from 1989 to 2009. Famous In The Future continues to perform in the Chicago area, and appeared at every one of the Abbie Hoffman Died For Our Sinstheatre festivals that were held at the Mary-Arrchie Theatre. Since the closing of the Mary-Arrchie Theatre a few years ago, Famous In The Future has carried on the tradition by presenting Yippie Fest each year in August.

I'm an active member of SCBWI, (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) and have written two Middle Grade fantasy novels. I've just finished a YA/paranormal novel, and also wrote a suspense/satiric novel that takes place amidst Chicago's alternative music scene in the mid-1980s.

Broken Hearted Toy

The blog title comes from the line, "I'm the brokenhearted toy you play with" in the song "I Can't Let Go" by The Hollies. One of the great original British Invasion bands, The Hollies continue to have an immense influence on power pop bands to this day, and have finally been inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Here is a video of "I Can't Let Go" being performed in 1966.